GRASS ROOTS
ARIEL
The underwater kingdom of Atlantica demanded the most special effects animation since Fantasia in 1940. It is estimated that over one million bubbles were drawn, since they had to be redrawn with each new animation cel. To create authentic physical comedy – including Ariel blowing her hair out of her eyes – Disney worked with the improvisational comedy actress Sherri Lynn Stoner.
As the last Disney film to use the traditional animation method of hand-painted cels, The Little Mermaid (1989) marked the start of the ‘Disney Renaissance’, which saw the studio return to the forefront of Hollywood cinema. It was Disney’s first animated fairy tale since 1959’s Sleeping Beauty , and became almost as famous for its reggae and calypso soundtrack as the unforgettable characters of Ariel, Flounder, Ursula and Sebastian.
COMING SOON
“I don’t see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.”
Ariel and Flounder Original Production Cel Image Size 31cm x 22cm Framed size 52cm x 44cm £2,650
- ARIEL, THE LITTLE MERMAID
44 FINE ART COLLECTOR SPRING / SUMMER 2022
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